Drew Worden (b. 1988) is a percussionist and composer currently living in Boston, MA where he is the Program Manager of Entrepreneurial Musicianship at the New England Conservatory.
Drew has served as session producer for recording projects at the University of Notre Dame and Eastman School of Music, traveled to Ireland as a drumset artist for the 2015 Recording Festival with the rock band Stegall, presented workshops and masterclasses on Musicians’ Health, and launched an online store for his self-published compositions. As a contemporary percussionist, he has performed at the Darmstadt Internationales Musikinstitut in Germany and studied at the So Percussion Summer Institute at Princeton University.
As a composer, Drew has written original soundtracks for the documentary Spiritus (Student Academy Awards, finalist) and the children’s book series Yum & Yuk. His works for percussion are performed frequently at conservatories and universities with recent performances in France, Greece, Colombia, Germany, and across the US. Drew performs regularly with his duo Dr. Ax, the rock band Stegall, his multidisciplinary ensemble Sticks, Strings, and Paint, and the East Side Brass Band. He is also a co-founder of The Healthy Musician Project. His music is self-published online, with select compositions available from Malletech and Steve Weiss Music.
Drew earned the MM in Percussion Performance & Literature from the Eastman School of Music, where he went on to complete a fellowship in Performing Arts Medicine and the Arts Leadership Certificate.
You can learn more about Drew’s music and projects at www.drewworden.com
Drew has served as session producer for recording projects at the University of Notre Dame and Eastman School of Music, traveled to Ireland as a drumset artist for the 2015 Recording Festival with the rock band Stegall, presented workshops and masterclasses on Musicians’ Health, and launched an online store for his self-published compositions. As a contemporary percussionist, he has performed at the Darmstadt Internationales Musikinstitut in Germany and studied at the So Percussion Summer Institute at Princeton University.
As a composer, Drew has written original soundtracks for the documentary Spiritus (Student Academy Awards, finalist) and the children’s book series Yum & Yuk. His works for percussion are performed frequently at conservatories and universities with recent performances in France, Greece, Colombia, Germany, and across the US. Drew performs regularly with his duo Dr. Ax, the rock band Stegall, his multidisciplinary ensemble Sticks, Strings, and Paint, and the East Side Brass Band. He is also a co-founder of The Healthy Musician Project. His music is self-published online, with select compositions available from Malletech and Steve Weiss Music.
Drew earned the MM in Percussion Performance & Literature from the Eastman School of Music, where he went on to complete a fellowship in Performing Arts Medicine and the Arts Leadership Certificate.
You can learn more about Drew’s music and projects at www.drewworden.com
